Here are some of the books I’ll be reading this month. An Island of Our Own by Sally Nicholls From one of the brightest talents in children’s fiction and the winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book prize comes a new novel about family and friendship. Siblings Jonathan, Holly and Davy have been struggling to survive […]
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The Huntress: Sky by Sarah Driver
Seek the scattered Storm-Opals of Sea, Sky and Land, before an enemy finds them and uses them to wield dark power . . . The trail of the Storm-Opals takes Mouse further than she has ever been before. With her little brother Sparrow and friend Crow alongside her, she stumbles into the world of Sky, where fortresses […]
Hortense and the Shadow by Natalia and Lauren O’Hara
“Through the dark and wolfish woods, through the white and silent snow, lived a small girl called Hortense. Though kind and brave, she was sad as an owl because of one thing . . . Hortense hated her shadow.” Hortense and the Shadow is a beautifully illustrated debut picture book written and illustrated by sisters […]
Q&A with Zillah Bethell on ‘The Extraordinary Colours of Auden Dare’
I’m pleased to welcome Zillah Bethell to the blog today to talk about her latest children’s book, The Extraordinary Colours of Auden Dare. You can find out more about Zillah and her books on her website. Auden Dare has an unusual perspective on life: he cannot see in colour. He’s always had this rare […]
Letters From The Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
We weren’t supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren’t even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar. February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little […]
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
A flooded world. A floating circus. Two women in search of a home. North lives on a circus boat with her beloved bear, keeping a secret that could capsize her life. Callanish lives alone in her house in the middle of the ocean, tending the graves of those who die at sea. As penance for […]
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming… This monster is something different, though. […]
Running on the Roof of the World by Jess Butterworth
Tash has to follow many rules to survive in Tibet, a country occupied by Chinese soldiers. But when a man sets himself on fire in protest and soldiers seize Tash’s parents, she and her best friend Sam must break the rules. They are determined to escape Tibet – and seek the help of the Dalai […]
What I’m Reading in June
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness & Siobhan Down The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the […]
Links I’m loving this week
Attending a Literary Award Ceremony Held in An Alternate Universe: Literary Hub Help! I don’t know what I’m writing! Categories in kid lit: Girl & Duck Inside Oliver Sacks’s Creative Process: The Beloved Writer’s Never-Before-Seen Manuscripts, Brainstorm Sheets, and Notes on Writing, Creativity, and the Brain: Brain Pickings Trend Alert: 11 Periodical-Style Shelves for Design […]
